By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews This is the last week of YachatsNews’ third annual local fundraising campaign and hopefully a push to reach the $50,000 mark in the effort. As […]
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Coastal tide pools offer a constellation of ecosystems and animals that reveal themselves at lowest tides
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS — In a galaxy not so far away a colorful constellation of stars revolves in an unforgiving world of extreme conditions where creatures survive by […]
Waldport council calls special meeting Monday to consider higher-than-wanted deputy contract
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Efforts to complete an agreement to provide Yachats with its first contract sheriff’s deputy while simultaneously lowering the cost of Waldport’s two deputies hit more roadblocks […]
Controversy erupts over OSU’s plan to cut older trees at its McDonald research forest. But are they old growth?
By HANS BOYLE/Corvallis Gazette-Times CORVALLIS — Some Corvallis residents are sounding alarm bells over a planned timber harvest in the heart of the McDonald-Dunn Forest. That operation, known as the Woodpecker […]
Newport police arrest burglary suspect
On June 26, 2024 at about 1915 hours, Newport Police, assisted by officers from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police, responded to the area of NE 60th Street […]
16 Oregon coast artists open their workplaces this weekend for Art On The Edge Studio Tour
By ELIOT SEKULER/Oregon Coast TODAY The magnetic pull of the coastline has drawn artists to the shore in every era. From the painters of the Flemish Renaissance gazing out […]
One of country’s top mandolin players returns to Newport for Sunday concert
By Oregon Coast TODAY The Jacob Jolliff Band returns for a live concert “The Jacob Jolliff Band: Mandolin Mysteries Tour” at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June […]
Federal appeals court stops proposed old growth logging in Elliott State Forest near Coos Bay
By MICHAEL GENNARO/Courthouse News Service In a landmark decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that prevents […]
View the Future hires Yachats resident as its first executive director
YACHATS – The board of a 20-year-old Yachats-based land conservation group has hired Gretchen Dubie of Yachats as its executive director and the organization’s first paid employee. View the Future […]
Historic hotels, military school once occupied area that is now Agate Beach Wayside
Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Agate Beach Wayside on the north side of Newport each year. But did you know it used to be the site of […]